| Rowing is one of the best forms of exercise that can | | | | body is pulled up and down the track in smooth, easy |
| be done at home because it incorporates muscles | | | | motions. This system also cuts down on the noise the |
| from the entire body. While treadmills work only the | | | | machine makes and ensures that nothing breaks or |
| lower body, a rowing machine requires you to use | | | | bends too easily. |
| your arms and legs as well as the core of the body to | | | | The ability to adjust the amount of tension produced |
| carry out every movement. It also doesn't put the | | | | by the machine is another advantage to using the |
| pressure and tension on muscles and joints that is | | | | Stamina rower. You can start out wherever your |
| applied when walking on a treadmill. | | | | current fitness level may be and then increase tension |
| Rowing is obviously a great form of exercise, but | | | | as you develop more lean muscle mass and start to |
| there is another thing that makes the Stamina 1205 | | | | get stronger. |
| precision rowing machine stand out in the home fitness | | | | Different users can also adjust to different levels of |
| market today: affordability. This indoor rower retails | | | | tension, so this is a versatile machine that will work for |
| around $300, but can often be found online for less | | | | more than one user in a residential setting. |
| than $200. That makes it more effective as well as | | | | Disadvantages |
| more affordable than a treadmill for any home. | | | | There are always disadvantages to lower priced |
| Advantages | | | | home fitness equipment. You have to keep in mind |
| The Stamina 1205 is rather simple in design, but it was | | | | what you are paying for and use the Stamina 1205 |
| intended to be a space saving model. In that effort it | | | | Precision Rower with care, caution and reason. Users |
| succeeds, measuring just 32.5 x 48 inches. This is big | | | | who are higher in weight should consider going to a |
| enough for most users to take a roomy ride that is | | | | higher end model with a stronger frame, since lower |
| comfortable, but it is also small enough that it won't | | | | end rowers in general will not be as strong. |
| take up a ton of room in the home. Since a rower sits | | | | If you are going to put in long, intense workouts you |
| down lower to the ground they take up a lot less | | | | may also get more life out of a higher priced rowing |
| space than most other types of home fitness | | | | machine. Just make sure to look for all of the features |
| equipment anyway. | | | | you find on the 1205 model: quiet, smoother operations |
| The ball bearing rolling design is another big advantage. | | | | and a reasonably sized design, all covered by a |
| From the starting position to the very last stroke, the | | | | reasonable guarantee. |